Vigilantes of Love
Welcome to Struggleville (Live at the Axiom)
[Spoken Intro]
We haven't done this next tune in awhile. We’ll see what happens with it.
[Verse 1]
All is quiet on the Western front
There appears to be a lull
John and Jane Doe are sleeping well tonight
With the little thoughts inside their skull
Salome, she's undressed to the nines
And although a few pounds fatter
She got the Pavlov's bells on her ankles and wrists
She coming at you with her platter
[Verse 2]
I went down to the waterfront
To escape the desert heat
Oh, what on earth you gotta do around here
To try and get yourself a drink?
I heard John the Baptist preaching
"Yeah, make way for the King
But if you wanna recognize him
You gotta tell me all your sins"
[Chorus]
They are building a new gallows
For when You show up on the street
Polishing the electric chair
To give You the front row seat
Heard a sneer outside the garden
Salutations so well-heeled
"Welcome, all you suckers, to Struggleville"
{Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Well, I been trying to negotiate peace
With my own existence
She got a stockpile full of weaponry
Been known to break every cease-fire agreement
Oh, the whole thing, it’s all full of decay
As sure as we're made of dust
And into rust I know the beast is falling, falling, falling, oh
[Chorus]
They're building a new gallows
For when You show up on the street
Polishing the electric chair
To give You the front row seat
I heard a sneer outside the garden
Salutations so well-heeled
"Welcome, all you suckers, to Struggleville
Oh, and welcome, all you suckers, to Struggleville"
[Guitar Solo]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Struggleville
[Outro]
Thanks, goodnight, you guys were great. Thank you much. Thanks, blessings. Cheers.